Rex Ervine Lewnfield

Military
media-37195.jpeg UPL 37195 "Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October 1944."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Donald L Kohlstedt, 1Lt Vernon Mayo Hellesvig, 1Lt Jack T Davis, F/O Nino L Guiciardi
Front L-R: S/Sgt David'Dave' L Bloom, Sgt Marvin W Brown, Sgt Richard A. Martin, Sgt Everette Grayson Harris, T/Sgt Rex E Lewnfield

Object Number - UPL 37195 - "Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October...

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10151



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-26108
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Eight Ball III
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 2 November 1944

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Michigan, USA 27 June 1921

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI 20 June 1942

Other

Baled out POW

Brummen, Holland 2 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 POW MACR 10151

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 2 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Discharged USAAF

6 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Englewood, FL 21 June 2006
Kalamazoo, MI

Based

Molesworth 2 November 1944 Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10151

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